Spring rafting is a thrill ride with typically higher water levels, making the waves, holes and rapids even more powerful,thereby making the perfect menu for you adventure seekers out there. March - May on the New River in Fayetteville County, offers the biggest whitewater of the season. The season has just started as rafters and river guides with Class VI put in to the New River at Cunard early Thursday.
Grade of Rapids: III to V
River: New River with put in at Cunard
Location: Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayette County is situated on the Fayette plateau at an elevation of 1820 feet adjacent to the New River Gorge National River. The New River tumbles over a boulder-strewn riverbed on a scenic 53-mile descent through more than 32,000 acres of river corridor.
The Upper New River offers family white water rafting featuring Class II-III rapids that are relatively mild in nature. The Lower New River steps up the pace with exciting white water rafting and over 25 rapids ranging from Class II-IV, V.
Other activities of the region: Perhaps it is most widely known for the New River Gorge Bridge, a remarkable single-span arch bridge resting at a height of 876 feet above the New River. The famous Bridge Day Festival is held here annually during October, when hundreds of base jumpers parachute from its side. Other adventure sports are also include rock climbing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fly fishing and lake recreation.
